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Three dead as torrential rain causes disastrous flooding in New Zealand
World
January 28, 2023
Three dead as torrential rain causes disastrous flooding in New Zealand
CNN — Three people have died and at least one person is missing as a result of torrential rain that…
Thousands evacuated in Australia as flash floods return
World
October 16, 2022
Thousands evacuated in Australia as flash floods return
CNN – Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in Melbourne’s…
Amazon pausing operations at some facilities as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida
World
October 1, 2022
Amazon pausing operations at some facilities as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida
CNN – Amazon is temporarily pausing operations at some of its facilities as Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida, the company…
‘What happened in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan,’ flood-ravaged country warns UN
World
September 24, 2022
‘What happened in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan,’ flood-ravaged country warns UN
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned that climate change will not spare other countries the sort of disaster that…
3.4 million children in Pakistan need ‘immediate, lifesaving support’ after floods: UNICEF
World
September 17, 2022
3.4 million children in Pakistan need ‘immediate, lifesaving support’ after floods: UNICEF
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — “Super floods” in Pakistan have left 3.4 million children in need of “immediate, lifesaving support,” according…
‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
Environment
September 6, 2022
‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
(CNN) -Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level…
Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children
World
September 4, 2022
Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children
(CNN) – Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll from its catastrophic…
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
World
September 3, 2022
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
Mumbai, India – India received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average in August as heavy rains hit central and southern…
Pakistan’s melting glaciers are ‘erupting’ and worsening floods
World
September 3, 2022
Pakistan’s melting glaciers are ‘erupting’ and worsening floods
Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar regions, but as the climate warms,…
Hundreds of children among 1,000 people killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods
World
August 28, 2022
Hundreds of children among 1,000 people killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods
(CNN) – Severe rains and flooding have killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and left 1,527 more injured…